modulatoryadj.

Brit.

/ˈmɒdjᵿlət(ə)ri/,

/ˌmɒdjᵿˈleɪt(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈmɑdʒələˌtɔri/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: modulate v., -ory suffix².

Etymology: < modulate v. + -ory suffix². N.E.D. (1907) gives only a pronunciation with the stress on the first syllable.

Of, relating to, or serving for modulation.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > system of sounds or intervals > [adjective] > tonality > change of key

unprepared1782

modulatory1871

1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue xii. 536 With this modulatory progress there is certainly a collocatory progress.

1880 C. H. H. Parry in G. Grove Dict. Music II. 348/2 [Bach's] more wonderful modulatory devices must have fallen upon utterly deaf ears.

1959 D. Cooke Lang. Music v. 262 Note that the opening moves from..B flat towards..E, both melodically (in the very first interval) and tonally (in the modulatory scheme of the first four bars).

1976 Nature 8 Apr. 489/2 It [sc. TRH] is present in nerve endings along with a specific enzyme for degrading it, all of which is consistent with a modulatory role.

1990 Jrnl. Neuroendocrinol. 2 815/1 Estrogens play a modulatory role in lactotroph function.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	modulatory
释义	modulatoryadj. Brit. /ˈmɒdjᵿlət(ə)ri/, /ˌmɒdjᵿˈleɪt(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈmɑdʒələˌtɔri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: modulate v., -ory suffix². Etymology: < modulate v. + -ory suffix². N.E.D. (1907) gives only a pronunciation with the stress on the first syllable. Of, relating to, or serving for modulation. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > system of sounds or intervals > [adjective] > tonality > change of key unprepared1782 modulatory1871 1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue xii. 536 With this modulatory progress there is certainly a collocatory progress. 1880 C. H. H. Parry in G. Grove Dict. Music II. 348/2 [Bach's] more wonderful modulatory devices must have fallen upon utterly deaf ears. 1959 D. Cooke Lang. Music v. 262 Note that the opening moves from..B flat towards..E, both melodically (in the very first interval) and tonally (in the modulatory scheme of the first four bars). 1976 Nature 8 Apr. 489/2 It [sc. TRH] is present in nerve endings along with a specific enzyme for degrading it, all of which is consistent with a modulatory role. 1990 Jrnl. Neuroendocrinol. 2 815/1 Estrogens play a modulatory role in lactotroph function. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1871
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